You Are Not Alone
In the year of 2058, Beijing becomes uninhabitable due to air pollution and sandstorms. People are forced to live underground, including a teenage girl. The girl wants to see her sister working above-ground and she sets out with two robotic friends: an intelligent sports car and a teddy bear. However, their joinery to the ground is not as easy as expected.
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Yufeng LiDirector
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Yufeng LiWriter
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Yufeng LiProducer
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Ting WangKey Cast
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Project Type:Animation
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Genres:Sci-Fi, Environmental, Politics, Social
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Runtime:6 minutes 1 second
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Completion Date:May 10, 2015
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Production Budget:7,000 USD
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Country of Origin:China
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Country of Filming:United States
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Language:Chinese, English
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Shooting Format:Digital
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Aspect Ratio:16:9
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Film Color:Color
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First-time Filmmaker:Yes
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Student Project:Yes
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11th NYC Downtown Short Film Festival (2015)New York, USA
June 10, 2015
USA Premiere
Best Animation -
1st 12 Months Film Festival (2015)Cluj-Napoca,Romania
June 1, 2015
Nominee -
Short of Year Film FestivalOnline Festival
June 23, 2015
Official Selection -
IndiEarth Animation Film FestivalNandanam Chennai, Tamilnadu,India
June 26, 2015
Official Selection -
Best Shorts Competition8837 Villa La Jolla Drive #13131 La Jolla, CA, USA
July 7, 2015
Award of Excellence: Animation (Student) -
Cartoon ClubMAIN VENUE, ARENA CARTOON E RIMINICOMIX Piazzale Federico Fellini – Rimini
September 9, 2015
Official Selection -
TMFF - The Monthly Film FestivalOnline Festival
July 31, 2015
Official Selection -
COLOR International Film FestivalGujarat ( INDIA )
September 30, 2015
Official Selection -
IN.S.A.N.E. Animation Film FestivalMalmö Sweden
September 11, 2015
Official Selection -
International Peace & Film FestivalOnline Festival
August 25, 2015
Rising Star Award -
Chefchaouen International Film FestivalOnline Festival
September 19, 2015
Official Selection -
MetroCAF 2015New York, USA
September 25, 2015
Official Selection -
Animasyros 8.0Hermoupolis, Syros island, Cyclades
September 24, 2015
Official Selection -
19th Videomedeja - International Video FestivalNovi Sad, Serbia
October 23, 2015
Official Selection -
CutOut Fest 2015Querétaro, México
November 16, 2015
Official Selection -
La Rana Film Fest 2015University of Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain
October 23, 2015
Audience Award -
VisionariaSanta Maria della Scala, Piazza Duomo 2, Siena 53100
October 8, 2015
Official Selection -
FESTIVAL INTERNATIONAL DU FILM POUR L’ENFANCE ET LA JEUNESSE DE CHEFCHAOUEN4067, boul St-Laurent, bureau 400-A Montréal Québec H2W 1Y7 Canada
September 9, 2015
Official Selection -
13th Up and Coming Internationales Film Festival Hannoverup-and-coming Int. Film Festival Hannover Lange Laube18 30159 Hannover Germany
November 19, 2015
Official Selection -
Los Angeles CineFestOnline Festival
January 9, 2016
Official Selection -
Third Culture Film FestivalHong Kong
Hong Kong
April 15, 2016
Social Impact Award Nomination -
Hollywood International Moving Pictures Film FestivalLos Angeles
United States
April 30, 2016
Award Of Recognition-Animation (Student Short) -
Animation Nights New YorkNew York
United States
June 8, 2016
Official Selection -
International Festival of Environmental Films of Chefchaouen / MoroccoChefchaouen
Morocco
June 27, 2018
Finalist
Yufeng Li, born in China, 1990, is a CG artist engaging in the field of independent animation. He began to learn 3ds Max at the age of 10. Now, he is a 3d generalist adept in 3d animation, modeling, rendering, VFX and post-production.
He graduated from Pratt Institute, Digital Arts, 3D Animation and Motion Arts MFA program in May, 2015. His thesis film is 3d animated film You Are Not Alone.
He received many national and international awards including animateCologne 2013 Cologne Art & Moving Images Awards, Finalist Award of Aniwow2010!, Bronze Medal of National Colleglate Animation Competition.
My film is set in the environment issue of Beijing, China nowadays, but it is a story about the humanity and the society other than addressing an environmental problem.
Hope is a beautiful lie. However, it is still one of the best things in life. We used to believe many wonderful things told by the society, just like the girl in my film, trusting what was told by her sister on the screen. Nevertheless, when we try our best to pursue our hope, it is different from what it has been told. They told us to work hard for a better environment, but they provided us with fake news report. They told us to fight for freedom, but they sent tanks to block our way. The lonely girl in my film made her dream come true, at the cost of her life, finally found out that her hope was a lie. Nonetheless, she was not alone anymore.
Although hope is a lie, we cannot live without hope. We need to think about it when we find out the truth. The environment issue of Beijing is not a simple environmental problem. The pursuit of our hope and dreams is not an easy joinery can be achieved only by enthusiasm. It is not wise to stand against the tanks alone, but it makes more sense than doing nothing. I cannot give the perfect solution by making such a short film. I can only give my point. If you are cheated by the best things in life, you are not alone.